diff --git a/script/update b/script/update
index 46d5d549..8907003e 100755
--- a/script/update
+++ b/script/update
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 
 source "$(dirname "${0}")"/../script/include/global_header.inc.sh
 
+# create upload directory for app
+mkdir uploads | true
+
 # Enable DB migration
 MIGRATE_DB="true"